All U.S. coins minted since the 19th century have the front and back oriented 180º to each other.
Many other countries (Canada, UK, EU) use what's called "medal rotation" where both sides point the same direction when a coin is flipped side to side like the page of a book.
Yes, it is upside down
You possess a Coronet Head $5 Half Eagle - a 1872 coin in fine condition (F12) is worth: $ 400.00.
The AW you see is Adolph A. Weinman's monogram, he designed the coin. It appears on all Walking Liberty half dollars and Mercury Head dimes.
A 2003 American Eagle Bullion Dollar in MS65 condition is: $24.00.
The mint mark is on the reverse (tails) side, just below the eagle and above the the words ONE DOL. If there is no mint mark, it means the coin was minted in Philadelphia.
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ALL U.S. coins have the back side inverted with respect to the front.
All 1967 US quarter dollars have the eagle upside down.
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Yes. This coin is called a Walking Liberty Half Dollar.
American Silver Eagle, American Gold Eagle, Kennedy Half Dollar, Washington Quarter Dollar, Standing Liberty Quarter Dollar, Walking Liberty Half Dollar, Barber Half Dollar, Barber Quarter Dollar and the list goes on with examples from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Upside down is relative to which way you flip the coin. If flipping from top to bottom, the eagle should be upright. If flipping from side to side, the eagle should be upside-down. If the eagle is truly upside down from the way it should be, AND the coin has not been altered, then it could be worth a couple of hundred dollars.
Yes.
Silver Eagle, Gold Eagle, Kennedy Half Dollar, Walking Liberty Half Dollar, Washington Quarter, Standing Liberty Quarter, Barber Half Dollar, Barber Quarter Dollar and others from the 18th and 19th centuries.
40.6 mm
Below the eagle on the reverse.
No, but there are "Walking Liberty" American Silver Eagle coins.
The Liberty Half Dollar - also called the "Barber" Half Dollar - has an image of Liberty's Head with the Eagle Crest image on the reverse, and was minted from 1892 to 1915. The Walking Liberty Half Dollars - or "Walkers" - show an entire Liberty's body walking, with a reverse showing a side view of an eagle perched on a rock, and was minted from 1916 through 1947.